Nicki Minaj pleads guilty

Nikki Minaj

Nicki Minaj, who headlined Reggae Sumfest in Catherine Hall, St James, on Saturday July 23, has been charged with indecent language. The Jamaica media reporting that Nicki Minaja whose real name is Onika Tanya Maraj, was served with a summons by the police as she exited the venue

following her performance Sunday morning.

Senior Superintendent Linette Martin Williams gave a confirmation and noted that the Trinidad-born rapper is scheduled to appear in court sometime this week.

The rapper, who did not appear in court, was represented by local attorney Hugh Thompson, who entered an ex parte guilty plea on behalf of his client and paid the corresponding fees for the use of the expletives.

Entertainer Minaj fined $1000 for indecent language, according to police, her court date was set for Thursday, July 28. Her lawyer made an appeal for the matter to be put forward. He then pleaded guilty on her behalf and was fined JM$1,000.

It is not certain whether or not 28-year-old Minaj was in the island when it the matter was being dealt with in court.

On Saturday night she rocked a capacity audience attending the final night of this year’s staging of Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay.

Her performance, a first in Jamaica, contained many of her popular tracks, but was peppered with expletives accentuated by sexually suggestive dance moves.

For her troubles, Minaj earned the admiration of a Jamaican audience, as she easily eclipsed superstars like Wayne Wonder and Jah Cure.

As her set began to come to an end, Minaj swept into Hold Yuh, a remix of the mega-hit from Gyptian. The crowd was almost on the stage at this point.

Another interesting moment came when Minaj took a back seat to her dancers and allowed them free reign to tackle some of dancehall’s more enduring dance tunes. When the dancers showed they could do the ‘Dutty Wuk’, the crowd was more than a little appreciative.

Minaj did her fair share of dancing and acting as well, playing out parts that told the stories of the songs she rapped. Again, the audience appreciated what was a well rehearsed set. The artiste later gushed on her Twitter page, “I had the time of my life at Reggae Sumfest... Jamaica I fell in love tonight,” she tweeted.